Job Description

Purchasing Planner/Buyer

Salina, KS

Great Plains Manufacturing Corporate Purchasing Department is seeing an individual to join our team as a Purchasing Planner/Buyer. 

This an on-site role that typicall works in our Corporate offices in Salina, KS Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Administer, review and manager purchase orders and deliver commitments with designated suppliers to support production requirements. 
• Review, interpret, and communicate material demand forecasts with designated suppliers. 
• Manage shortages, run root cause analysis and drive corrective actions to prevent delivery delays. 
• Embrace continuous improvement techniques to drive toward attainment of key purchasing metrics. 
• Leverage problem-solving skills and develop counter-measures to implement long-term solutions to identified problems. 
• Prepare detailed reports in Excel on purchasing activities. 
• Evaluate current practices and implement continuous improvement initiatives; be a driver in continuous improvement efforts. 
• Work within a team structure to achieve company and department goals. 
• Follows all Great Plains policies and OSHA safety regulations and wears prescribed safety and protective equipment.
• Other duties may be assigned that require other qualifications, physical demands, and/or work environment.
  

Preferred Skills and Qualifications: 

• Strong knowledge of business methods, markets and purchasing practices
• Ability to write clearly and concisely
• High level of proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Demonstrated aptitude for creativity and resourcefulness
• Ability to identify complex problems in a timely manner and develop alternate solutions
• Strong analytical skills and ability to gather and compile relevant information 
• Solid technical and mechanical aptitude
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or other relevant field helpful, but not required; 2+ years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• APICS/ISM professional certification a plus
  

Great Plains Manufacturing, headquartered in Salina, KS, is a proud subsidiary of Kubota with more than 50 years as a Kansas leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of agricultural implements, including seeding, tillage, and landscaping equipment. Our new Construction Equipment Division adds Kubota-branded skid steers, compact track loaders, and CE attachments, supported by Kubota Construction R&D Engineering in Salina. Operating in eight Kansas communities with multiple divisions, including Great Plains Ag; Land Pride; Great Plains International; and the Construction Equipment Division, we employ over 2,000 people and are committed to innovation and professional growth. If you are self-motivated, goal-oriented, and collaborative, explore our open opportunities at www.WorkForGPM.com.